I smile and look down the river again "ok awesome" I say lifting Vanellopes head off of my legs I wiggle away from the bottom of her head and place her head on the deck I stand up and stretch my legs "so what's the plan?" Ralph asks sitting up I walk to the front of the boat and cross my arms "I have no idea I didn't think we would make it this far" I say with a sigh "what do you mean you didn't think we would make it this far" Ralph says standing up and walking over to me.
"I mean I thought something would go wrong" I tell him placing my hands on the railing
"so do you have any sort of plan at all?" he asks pushing my shoulder so I would face him I shake my head "no but you'll think of something Ralph" I say turning to look down river again "what are you two stink brains arguing about?" I hear Vanellope ask I turn around and see her rubbing her eyes "Ralph didn't have a plan for when we got to the castle" I tell her as I walk over.
"gosh Ralph why not?" she asks looking up at him he shakes his head "I was not the one that said we should go to the castle" he says crossing his arms I smile and sit down next to Vanellope "come on Ralph you still could have thought of something" I say leaning backwards onto my elbows "will all of you please shut up" I hear Calhoun yell from the back of the boat I look back and see Calhoun sitting up.
I shake my head "sorry Sarge" I yell at her She stands up and I see Felix laying down behind her He turns around and lays on his side By the looks of it he barely had any sleep I stand up and walk over to him as he sits up and rubs his eyes "hey Felix what's troubling you buddy?" I ask "oh just worried about getting home" he says standing up "don't worry Felix I'll get you guys home" I say patting him on the back He gives me a curious look "Josh don't you mean get us home?" he asks I blink a couple times quickly "yeah of course..." I say walking back to the front of the ship I sigh "us" I say to my self.
I get to the front of the ship and fold my arms on the rails I see the castle appear from behind a cluster of trees a smile spreads across my face "hey guys were here" I say turning towards all of them Vanellope jumps up and runs up next to me while Ralph walks up behind her I look around them and see Calhoun walking up as well but Felix remains standing at the back of the boat I wave at him to get his attention he looks up and sees me waving.
"come on Felix were docking" I yell he nods and begins running up half way up to us Felix trips on his robe and hits the deck face first I begin laughing but Calhoun slaps me in the back of the head "ow ok ok ill help him up" I say rubbing the back of my head and walking to Felix by the time I reach him he's propping him self up with one of his elbows and shaking his head he looks up at me and I extend my hand out to him he grabs it and I pull him up "we should really look into getting you a shorter dress" I say turning around back to the front of the boat "it is not a dress it is a robe" Felix says pulling the bottom of the robe up off the ground I smile and look at him "sure you keep telling your self that buddy" I say patting him on the shoulder I turn around and head to the front of the boat we pull into the dock at the base of the castle I look and see some knights stepping out of a door at the end of the dock.
"what business do you have with the king?" one of them asks "who said we were here to see the king" I say stepping onto the dock they look at each other and back at me "well who are you here to see?" the same knight asks "we are here to see the prince" I say crossing my arms "what business do you have with the prince?" one of the knights ask "I am also a prince I need some advice" I tell them they look at each other and turn around they huddle together and begin whispering they finish and turn back to me "alright follow us" they say walking back towards the door I look back at the others who are still standing on the boat and wave them over.
We enter the castle and are following the knights through the halls they take us to the throne room and seat us around a round table at the side of the room "wait here the prince will be out momentarily" a knight tells us as he opens the door and steps out of the room I lean back in the chair and put my hands on the back of my head "so what do you think this prince guy is like?" Vanellope asks I look over at her and place my elbows on the table "he's alright I guess we never really fought or any thing but we weren't exactly friends either" I tell her "wait you knew him in your game?" Ralph asks I nod my head "if they weren't an enemy chances are I was friends with them" I say twiddling my thumbs.
I look around the room and see that there are some people cleaning and putting up some decorations "what do you think is happening?" Felix asks looking at the same people I am "I don't know birthday maybe or maybe an anniversary for something" I say with a shrug I look at one person who is sweeping the floor "hey hey buddy you guy person sweeping person" I say snapping my fingers they look up at me and walk over "how can I help you sire?" he asks "whats with all the decorations?" I ask pointing to the people decorating he looks over at them and back at me "oh well it is the kings birthday so we are going to celebrate" he says as he goes back to sweeping the floor "a birthday party?" I say leaning back in my chair I look at Ralph "Ralph how can we have a birthday if we were never really born?" I ask "I don't know" he says shrugging.
I look over at Vanellope and her face is all scrunched up like she's thinking about something I'm about to ask her what's wrong but she speaks up "Josh when we get back can we have a birthday party?" she asks "well sure whens your birthday?" I ask her she shakes her head "no not for me for you!" she says standing up on her chair I look at her in disbelief "for me why me?" i ask her "well why not have you ever had a birthday party before?" I shake my head "no I don't even know when my birthday is I wasn't programmed with that memory" I say crossing my arms.
"since when has programming ever stopped you before?" she ask sitting back down I shrug "well when are we going to have it then?" I ask I'm not really sure if i was actually ever born I mean I was created but birth I dont know if I was given one "we can just throw a party when we get back it will be fun!" Vanellope says jumping in the air I chuckle and shake my head "sure sweet pea you believe that" I say looking at the door waiting for the prince to walk out of it and he does after a couple minutes he spots us at the table and walks over "greeting I am prince Sonjay" he says shaking my hand "its a pleasure Sonjay I am prince Butterscotch" I say letting go of his hand "Butterscotch? That is a very interesting name where do you hail from?" "I hail from a land called Sugar rush but I got trapped here and I was hoping you could show us the way out" I say sitting back down in the chair.
He claps his hands together and wraps his fingers around his hand "it would be an honour to help out a fellow royal family so who are these fine people?" he asks gesturing to Vanellope and the others I walk over to Felix and place a hand on his shoulder "this is Felix my court wizard" Sonjay grabs Felix's hand and shakes it "good to meet you sir" Sonjay says Felix nods "the pleasure is all mine" he says I step to the next chair where Calhoun is and introduce her "this is the commander of my army Calhoun" she nods and shakes Sonjays hand I take another step over to Ralph "this is my butler Ralph" I say tapping him on the arm he looks down at me "butler?" he says and i elbow him in the side.
He looks back up at Sonjay and nod "yeah butler" Ralph says rubbing the back of his head "and last but not least" I say stepping over to Vanellope "this is my princess Vanellope" I say wrapping my arm around her she looks at me and shakes her head "princess?" she says I nod "alright now that we all know each other Sonjay how do we get out of here?" Calhoun asks "ah yes well the wizard over yonder will be able to get you out of here" Sonjay says pointing out a window I walk over to the window and look out it in the distance I can see a tall tower with a pointy roof I smile "I see the old mans still kicking" I say leaning on the window sill I look back and everyone's looking at me "you know because hes old and hes a man then again you guys don't know him well me and Sonjay do but you know I'm just shut up now" I turn around and look back out the window "whats his name?" I hear vanellope ask "his name is Lampart" Sonjay tells her "well we better get going and see this wizard" I hear Ralph say I shake my head "its going to take all day to walk there Sonjay do you have any horses or carridges?" I ask him he nods his head "of course follow me" he says walking to the door he entered from.
He takes us to some stables on the outside of the castle I see several horses and a couple carriages there I smile and walk over to the horses but one in particular I recognize his black mane and brown colour I walk up to him and start petting him "long time no see buddy" I say stroking his mane he neighs and presses up against my hand "you know this horse?" Ralph asks I nod "I always rode him in my game" I say jumping onto his back I grab the reins and adjust my self I'm about to make him run when Vanellope jumps on behind me and puts her arms around my waist I smile and shake my head "oh you know that works too" I say whipping the reins.
My horse runs out of the stable and enters an area surrounded by wooden fences that build a circle and I make him run in circles "okay so I'm a bit rusty but I can make this work" I say pulling on the reins and making the horse stop I look back and see Calhoun on a white horse with a grey mane I look closer and see Felix's arms wrapped around her waist I smile and make the my horse walk over "come on Felix if I can do it you can do it too" I say stopping next to them he shakes his head "no thank you Josh I think Ill just enjoy the ride" he says tightening his grip on Calhoun I hear some creaking and look back to the stable.
I see several horses pulling a carriage and in the carriage is Ralph "I don't know about this Josh" he says pulling up next to me "Ralph have you crashed yet?" I ask him he shakes his head "well there you go now lets go" I say pulling the reins and turning towards the gate a couple guards open the gate and we exit into the forest I quickly pull ahead knowing where to turn and when "Josh how long have you known how to ride a horse?" I hear Vanellope ask "I rid them all the time in my game" I tell her "I thought you weren't friends with Sonjay" she says "well i never really asked to ride the horses I just did" I tell her I make a turn around a tree and straight into a player knocking them into the ground my horse jumps over there body and keeps running I look back and see them getting up they pull out a bow and aim it at me but before they get to shoot Calhoun flies around the corner and hits them they fall to the ground again.
I smile as he gets up again only to be run over by Ralph's carriage I begin laughing as I speed up "oh man I didn't know how much I missed this" I say turning up a hill "but its not as fun as racing right?" Vanellope asks me I hesitate for a second "no of course not" I end up saying we reach the top of the hill and I can see the wizards tower only a couple more miles away I sigh "even with the horses its going to be a while before we get to the tower" I tell Vanellope I hear her sigh "don't worry I'll get you home" I say whipping the reins making the horse run again.
We get to the bottom of the hill and are now riding through a swamp "what is that smell?" Vanellope asks "probably the swamp creatures they smell horrible but they usually stay under the water" I tell her "swamp monsters?" she says "well I wouldn't call them monsters but sure" after I say that I can feel her grip tighten on me "don't worry sweet pea we'll be fine" I tell her I look around and see that Ralph has fallen behind "come on Ralph pick up the pace!" I yell at him he looks at me "sorry kid I think my horses are getting tired" he yells back I yank the reins making my horse stop "you know mine looks like he needs some rest to" I say petting him Calhoun stops next to me and hops off her horse.
"alright squirt break time?" she ask I nod my head "we can rest for a while but not too long not around here" I say leaning on a tree Ralph catches up to us and stops "time for a rest" I tell him he nods and gets off the carriage I look around and see a fog starting to creep up on us "oh just perfect" I say with a sigh Vanellope and Calhoun look at the fog and back to me I step towards the fog and pull out my sword I look back and Calhoun has done the same "Ralph protect Vanellope and Felix me and Calhoun will take care of these guys" I say he looks around confused "what guys?" he asks I nod towards the fog and the out line of a figure appear and another and another about a dozen of the swamp creatures step out of the fog and begin walking towards us.
These things are nasty all slimy and their green scaly skin only adds to the creepiness their pitch black eyes that never seem to blink only make it worse but that's not even the biggest problem there are a lot of them but after twenty minutes or so they begin to start thinning out I'm almost done though I'm slowly running out of energy I shake it off "gotta protect Vanellope" I say to my self while I'm decapitating one I grab the arm of one and thrust my sword through it I drop him on the ground and raise my sword again but there's none left I smile and fall to the ground "Josh!" I hear Vanellope yell but I'm too tired to get up I hear them walking towards me and I look up at them.
"alright now its time to rest" Calhoun says I shake my head and stand up "no way are we staying here" I say walking back to my horse I jump on and wait for Vanellope to jump on she does and were off as we ride through the swamp I can feel my eye lids closing I shake my head and open them "Josh are you okay?" Vanellope asks I nod my head "I'm fine just a little tired" I tell her finally after I don't know how long we exit the swamp and are back in the forest as I run around a tree my horse trips on something and we fall to the ground I quickly turn around and catch Vanellope before we hit the ground I look and see my horse laying on the ground and I follow hitting the ground I groan as I sit up with Vanellope in my arms "are you okay?" I ask her she nods and looks around "where are the others?" she asks I look around but cant see them I stand up and put Vanellope down I begin walking around the tree when I hear a laugh I peek around the tree and there they are the others they're knocked out and tied up I bite my lip when I see a bunch of bandits walk out of the bushes I'm about to tell Vanellope when I get hit in the back of the head I fall to the ground and look up "oh that's just great" I say as he kneels down next to me I look at where Vanellope was standing and see that a bandit has grabbed her I look back at Billy who is standing above me unwrapping some rope I groan and lay my head on the ground and black out.